- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 (3) oz package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream together the ½ cup butter, cream cheese and flour; mix well. Cover and chill for approximately one hour. Stir together the egg, sugar, 1 tbsp butter, vanilla and a dash of salt until
smooth. Set aside. Shape pastry dough (cream cheese mixture) into 2 dozen, 1" balls. Place in ungreased 1 ¾" muffin cups. Press dough into bottom and sides. Spoon about 1 tsp of the chopped pecans into each
muffin cup. Fill with egg mixture. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.

Cool and remove from pans.